About the roleGimlet Labs is seeking a Data Center Facilities Operations Lead to own the critical facilities operating model for Gimlet data centers and high-density AI infrastructure deployments. In this role, you will make sure the facility-side systems that support Gimlet's compute capacity are ready, monitored, maintained, and operating inside the required envelope.
You will focus on the infrastructure that keeps liquid-cooled AI systems healthy: facility water loops, CDUs, supply and return temperatures, flow, pressure, water quality, leak detection, alarms, heat rejection, power and cooling coordination, BMS/DCIM telemetry, maintenance procedures, and vendor repair workflows.
This role is well-suited for a critical facilities operator who understands data center MEP systems, liquid cooling, operational monitoring, and the discipline required to keep high-density compute environments stable as Gimlet scales.
What success looks likeIn the first 12-18 months, you will:
- Build the facilities operations model for current and future Gimlet sites, including operating standards, escalation paths, maintenance routines, acceptance criteria, and facility readiness gates.
- Translate OEM and engineering requirements for liquid-cooled platforms into practical site operating envelopes for temperature, flow, pressure, water quality, alarms, and heat rejection.
- Own monitoring and response for facility-side telemetry, including supply and return water temperatures, delta-T, flow, pressure, leak detection, CDU status, cooling capacity margins, and BMS/DCIM alarms.
- Partner with colocation providers, facility vendors, OEMs, Site Managers, Data Center Technicians, Deployment Leads, and TPMs to ensure facilities are ready before new compute capacity is deployed.
- Create and maintain MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, maintenance windows, runbooks, inspection routines, and incident response procedures for critical facilities and liquid cooling operations.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, and vendor response for CDUs, facility water loops, filters, valves, pumps, sensors, leak detection systems, chillers, dry coolers, CRAHs, and related infrastructure.
- Lead facility-side root cause analysis for thermal, leak, power, cooling, monitoring, and environmental events, then drive durable corrective actions.
- Build reporting that shows facility health, risk, readiness, capacity margin, recurring issues, open repairs, and operational trends across Gimlet sites.
You may be a good fit if you have- Experience in data center facilities operations, critical facilities engineering, MEP operations, commissioning, or facilities maintenance
- Experience operating liquid-cooled, high-density compute infrastructure
- Familiarity with facility water systems, CDUs, heat rejection, leak detection, and water-quality controls
- Experience using BMS, DCIM, EPMS, or similar systems to monitor and respond to facility conditions
- The ability to create and execute operational procedures with strong attention to safety and reliability
- Experience coordinating across site teams, colocation providers, OEMs, and facilities vendors
- The ability to work in active data center environments and support urgent facilities escalations
Strong candidates may also have- Experience supporting GPU, HPC, or rack-scale liquid-cooled infrastructure
- Experience with commissioning, integrated systems testing, site acceptance, or facility turnover
- Familiarity with power distribution, UPS and generator systems, chilled water, dry coolers, CRAH/CRAC systems, or rear-door heat exchangers
- Experience managing colocation obligations, service levels, maintenance windows, and vendor escalations
- A track record of improving facility reliability through monitoring, preventive maintenance, and incident analysis
Why join now?Gimlet is expanding from its core technology into a production neocloud spanning new hardware, customers, and data centers.
- Solve hard problems.
- Own meaningful work.
- Build for production.
- Help define what's next.
